HB 462

  • Delaware House Bill
  • 151st General Assembly (2021-2022)
  • Introduced in House Jun 16, 2022
  • Passed House Jun 16, 2022
  • Passed Senate Jun 29, 2022
  • Signed by Governor Oct 10, 2022

An Act To Amend Title 16 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Abuse Of Children.

Abstract

This Act permits multidisciplinary team members to share information freely amongst themselves to better protect the welfare of abused children in the State of Delaware. This Act also establishes a framework for parties in Family Court civil proceedings to have access to records created and maintained by a child advocacy center related to forensic interviews it conducts such that the Family Court can utilize those records to avoid retraumatizing children by having to interview them again as part of court proceedings.

Bill Sponsors (7)

Votes


Jun 29, 2022

Jun 16, 2022

Actions


Oct 10, 2022

Office of the Governor

Signed by Governor

Jun 29, 2022

Senate

Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES

Jun 22, 2022

Senate

Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in Senate with 2 Favorable, 2 On Its Merits

  • Committee-Passage
  • Committee-Passage-Favorable
Judiciary

Jun 16, 2022

House

Passed By House. Votes: 39 YES 2 ABSENT

House

Amendment HA 1 to HB 462 - Passed In House by Voice Vote

Senate

Assigned to Judiciary Committee in Senate

  • Introduction
  • Referral-Committee
Judiciary

Jun 15, 2022

House

Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 7 Favorable, 2 On Its Merits

  • Committee-Passage
  • Committee-Passage-Favorable
Judiciary

Jun 13, 2022

House

Amendment HA 1 to HB 462 - Introduced and Placed With Bill

Jun 08, 2022

House

Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House

  • Introduction
  • Referral-Committee
Judiciary

Bill Text

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HA 1 to HB 462 HTML PDF

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